Brazil’s Airlines
Brazil is a large country in real estate terms – 8.5M km2, or 14 times bigger than Alaska, making it only slightly smaller than the entire USA. We know how crucial air transportation is to the United States, and this…
Month April 2015
CAPA Americas Summit debate on US and Gulf carriers
The fracas between the ME3 and US3 is getting attention. Kudos to CAPA for setting up this debate. The people involved in the two hour debate were: American Airlines, Senior VP Government Affairs, Will Ris Americans for Fair Skies, President,…
The Emirates decision on A380 Engines
Sir Tim Clark, President of Emirates Airline, has been vocal in pushing Airbus to revise the A380. As we pass through the A380’s first decade in service, the recent decision by Emirates to switch to Rolls-Royce from Engine Alliance got…
Premium #168 – Ten Years Since First Flight: Is the A380 a Success?
The maiden flight of the A380 occurred ten years ago this week, with entry into commercial service two years later. With lower than expected sales, program has been labeled as unsuccessful by some, despite a strong and profitable operation with…
Can a passenger hack an aircraft?
This issue is now getting a lot of attention. United just banned a passenger who is an IT cyber security expert, because the airline believes him to be a threat to their aircraft systems. We are not sure this…
Premium #167 – Whom Do You Trust, Pilots or Computers ?
In the wake of the recent Germanwings 9525 crash of an Airbus A320 in France, which prosecutors have attributed to a suicidal pilot intentionally bringing down the aircraft, the German Air Traffic Controllers union is calling for the installation of…